The battle to get enough points to make the Professional Male start line at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii in October is tough for many athletes.
Take Ronny Schildknecht for example, he only found out this week, that he had a spot for the 2014 Championships due to the withdrawal from the field of Dirk Bokel because of injury.
Tyler Butterfield did not have to worry about securing a spot as outstanding performances meant that he was confirmed this week on the start line as the fourth ranked Male Pro by points.
Top 10 Male Professionals Confirmed for these Championships :
14,770 Sebastian Kienle - DEU 11,640 Frederik Van Lierde - BEL 8,440 Bart Aernouts – BEL 8,420 Tyler Butterfield – BERMUDA 8,077 Timothy Odonnell - USA 7,855 Ivan Raña - ESP 7,580 Luke Mckenzie - AUS 7,405 James Cunnama - ZAF 6,640 Jan Frodeno - DEU 6,565 Terenzo Bozzone - NZL
